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2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools

49 Colleges in the United States
941 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$70,583 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in manufacturing engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #243 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 49 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 941 degrees in manufacturing engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools Your choice of manufacturing engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for manufacturing engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Manufacturing Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the manufacturing engineering degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7.4% Growth in Graduates
$66,553 Median Starting Salary

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in manufacturing engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the manufacturing engineering program earn an average of $66,553 for their early career.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Northwestern University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

It's hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13.0% Growth in Graduates
$68,936 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering has to look into California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 23 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the manufacturing engineering program earn an average of $68,936 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$95,914 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in manufacturing engineering needs to check out Worcester Polytechnic Institute. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were about 22 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year. Those manufacturing engineering students who get their degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute receive $25,331 more than the average manufacturing engineering graduate.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$65,857 Median Starting Salary

BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. This university ranks 1st out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 38 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, manufacturing engineering degree recipients typically make around $65,857 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Brigham Young University - Provo

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR
91 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded

Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Corvallis. This university ranks 3rd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 91 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO

Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.

There were roughly 12 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Colorado School of Mines

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 30 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from University of St Thomas Minnesota

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from University of California - Irvine

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Rolla. This university ranks 2nd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 14 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available.

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Manufacturing Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Manufacturing Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Manufacturing Engineering Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering941

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering44,794
Electrical Engineering26,528
Civil Engineering20,655
Computer Engineering16,954
Biomedical Engineering13,222
Chemical Engineering12,248
General Engineering11,534
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering8,671
Industrial Engineering8,087
Systems Engineering3,802

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